Military families get YMCA membership deal

CHAMPAIGN – To help with the stress of deployment, families of National Guard soldiers and reservists will get free memberships at the Champaign County YMCA.

The center is part of the new Armed Services YMCA and Department of Defense Outreach Initiative, which pays all the costs.

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